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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Woman shot by Border Patrol during Oregon immigration stop sentenced for illegally entering US

APTOPIX Immigration Enforcement Oregon Shooting - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A woman who was shot and wounded by a Border Patrol agent during a recent immigration stop in Portland, Oregon, pleaded guilty Thursday to illegally entering the U.S. and was sentenced to one year of probation.

Yorlenys Zambrano-Contreras appeared by video from an immigration detention facility in Tacoma, Washington, for the federal court hearing in Portland, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. She won't face time in prison but will have location monitoring and certain nighttime curfew requirements during probation. She will be able to remain out of custody in Oregon under the negotiated resolution of the case, the news outlet reported.

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